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SUBMITTER: Shirley HJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6471603 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemical science 20190319 15
Pyruvic acid and other α-keto acids are frequently encountered as intermediates in metabolic pathways, yet their application in total synthesis has met with limited success. In this work, we present a bioinspired strategy that utilizes highly functionalized OBO (oxabicyclo[2.2.2]octyl) orthoester masked α-ketoacids as key intermediates for the construction of both type I and II lamellarin alkaloids. Lamellarin D was synthesized, <i>via</i> a key 1,4-dicarbonyl, in 7 steps and 22% yield from pyru ...[more]